Danny Denzongpa

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Danny Denzongpa

Name :Danny Denzongpa
Nickname :Danny
DOB :25 February 1948
(Age 76 Yr. )

Personal Life

Education Course in Acting
Religion Buddhism
Nationality Indian
Profession Actor, Director, Businessman
Place Gangtok,  Sikkim, India

Physical Stats & More

Height in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight in Kilograms- 79 kg in Pounds- 174 lbs
Body Measurements - Chest: 41 Inches - Waist: 34 Inches - Biceps: 12 Inches
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black

Family

Marital Status Married
Childern/Kids

Son- Rinzing Denzongpa (Actor)
Daughter- Pema Denzongpa

Favourite Things

Place Mauritius
Sport Horse Racing
Singer Late George Michael
Actress Meena Kumari
Actor Amitabh Bachchan

Index

  • Does Danny Denzongpa smoke: Not Known
  • Does Danny Denzongpa drink alcohol: Yes
  • Denzongpa was born into a Buddhist family in Gangtok. In his younger days, he dreamt of serving the Indian army.
  • Proceeding slowly and steadily towards his goal, Denzongpa won the Best Cadet Award from West Bengal and even participated in the Republic Day parade.
  • However, after looking at the consequences of the Sino-Indian war in early 1960’s, Denzongpa’s mother did not allow him to join the armed forces. As a result, a desolated Denzongpa withdrew his application from the prestigious Armed Forces Medical College, Pune and instead joined the Film & Television Institue of India (FTII), Pune.
  • At FTII, Denzongpa became very good friends with Jaya Bachchan, who happened to be his classmate. On Jaya’s suggestion, ‘Tshering Phintso Denzongpa’ adopted a simpler name- Danny!
  • Denzongpa, who was not well-acquainted with Hindi found it very tough to land up roles initially in his career. Adding to his misery was an ‘unlike-Bollywood face’, which, according to the directors of that time, was not suitable for any role except for that of a servant.
  • After struggling in some films, Denzongpa finally came into some limelight when he played the negative role in the 1972 film- Dhundh.
  • Interestingly, the iconic role of ‘Gabbar’ was first offered to Denzongpa. However, since he was busy shooting for Feroz Khan’s Dharmatma, he could not accept the offer.
  • His directorial debut, Phir Wahi Raat, starring Rajesh Khanna became a huge success at the box-office.
  • The actor also has a prospering business of breweries in states like Sikkim, Orissa and Guwahati.
  • In his 4-decade-long career, Denzongpa has acted in over 210 films.
  • His film, Frozen (2007), was premiered at 34 international film festivals and garnered as many as 18 awards.
  • Although Denzongpa has acted in a number of films alongside Amitabh Bachchan, he was initially reluctant to act opposite ‘Big B’. In an interview, he said that acting alongside the latter in those days was a big risk to one’s popularity, because if the movie became a success then senior Bachchan would get all the credit and if the movie turns out to be a flop, the other actors had to bear the brunt of failure.
  • Also a singer, Denzongpa has recorded many tracks with the likes of Asha Bhonsle, Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi.
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